PREMIUM From sacred springs to hospitals: Ancient Bukusu circumcision rite faces modern test Modern lifestyles and changing attitudes are influencing how age-old rite of passage is done. Bungoma Just now
Photo credit: Alex Odhiambo| Nation Media Group “We are in the peak of the circumcision period, and we value both traditional and the medical way of the procedures.
PREMIUM Sacred wetlands, initiation songs at risk as Bukusu circumcision season begins The traditional circumcision season officially begins on August 1.
Ngaribas (traditional circumcisers) heat the Lukembe, the ceremonial circumcision knife, over a fire as part of its preparation ahead of the Bukusu male circumcision season in Bungoma County on August 1, 2026.
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